Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales will face the general assembly on Friday for the first time since a highly controversial kiss after the World Cup Finals.
The Spanish soccer federation president who caused an uproar after kissing aplayer after her team won the Finals in Australia will face an emergency meeting of its general assembly on Friday. Luis Rubiales, 46, is expected to stand before representatives of Spain’s regional federations, clubs, players, coaches and referees in Madrid at noon local time to address why he grabbed Spanish national team forward Jenni Hermoso, 33, and kissed her on the lips without her consent during the awards ceremony following Spain’s 1-0Rubiales has received no public support from any major sports figure and is under immense pressure to resign after the incident, which he later called"a mistake.
"President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, right, hugs Spain's Aitana Bonmati on the podium following Spain's win in the final of Women's World Cup soccer against England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. At left is Spain's Princess Infanta Sofia. FIFA, soccer’s global governing body and organizer of the Women’s World Cup, announced Thursday that it was opening a disciplinary case against him and tasked a disciplinary committee with Investigating whether Rubiales violated its code relating to"the basic rules of decent conduct." The committee would also consider whether Rubiales was"behaving in a way that brings the sport of football and/or FIFA into disrepute." FIFA’s decision came after Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez described Rubiales’ apology on Monday as unconvincing and said that"he must continue taking further steps" to be held accountable. Luis Rubiales,President of Spain's football federation during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. Tens of thousands were in attendance at the Women’s World Cup Finals and millions watched online as Spain secured its championship on Aug. 20.Rubiales joined the Spanish winners on a podium when the controversial incident took place.Gian Infanttino, Queen Leticia Ortiz, Princess Sofia and Luis Rubiales congratulation spanish players during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. Her players’ union, speaking on her behalf, said later that it would do all it could to ensure the kiss does"not go unpunished." MEGAN RAPINOE RIPS SPANISH FA PRESIDENT OVER WOMEN'S WORLD CUP ANTICS: 'SIGNALS SUCH A DEEP LEVEL OF MISOGYNY'"I made a mistake, for sure," Rubiales said Monday, describing the moment he embraced Hermoso, putting his hands over her head and kissing her on the lips. Jorge Vilda, Head Coach of Spain and Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales celebrate victory after the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. "I have to accept it. In a moment of such emotion, without any bad intention or bad faith, what happened, happened, in a very spontaneous way," he added."[There was] no bad faith from either side." "But on the outside it has caused a stir, because people have felt hurt by it, so I have to apologize; there’s no alternative," Rubiales explained."I have to learn from this and understand that a president of an institution as important as the federation — above all in ceremonies and that kind of thing — should be more careful."President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, left, stands next to Spain Head Coach Jorge Vilda after their World Cup victory at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Spanish Equality Minister Irene Montero was among those critics and described his actions as something"we cannot normalize." "Let's not assume that giving a kiss without consent is something 'that happens,’" she wrote."It is a form of sexual violence that women suffer on a daily basis and until now invisible, and that we cannot normalize. It is the task of the whole society. Consent in the center. Only yes is yes." Spain’s Higher Council of Sports, the nation’s governing sports body, pledged it would act quickly to consider various formal complaints filed against Rubiales to see if he had broken Spain’s sports law or the federation’s own code of conduct that sanction sexist acts. President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, right, embrace's Spain's Princess Infanta Sofia as Queen Letizia and FIFA President Gianni Infantino wait on the podium following Spain's win in the final of Women's World Cup soccer against England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Also during the Finals, Rubiales was criticized for grabbing his crotch in a lewd gesture while standing near Spain’s Queen Letizia and the 16-year-old Princess Sofía.
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